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Tablets available to hospitals in need

COVID Tech Connect will donate to hospitals and other care facilities up to 15 Samsung Galaxy Tab A devices each to help COVID-19 patients connect with their loved ones.
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New IFDHE toolkit focuses on efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in leadership, governance

The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity released a toolkit with strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in hospitals’ and health systems’ leadership and governance.
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AARP: Even in pandemic year, average price increase for common drugs more than twice inflation

Retail prices for 260 widely used brand-name prescription drugs last year increased by an average 2.9%, more than twice the general rate of inflation, according to a report released by AARP’s Public Policy Institute.
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White House announces actions to address supply chain vulnerabilities

The Department of Health and Human Services will establish a public-private consortium to increase U.S. production of essential medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients, the White House announced.
Special Bulletin
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White House to Host Virtual Event for Hospital and Health System Leaders on Next Phase of COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

The White House COVID-19 Response Team and the U.S. Surgeon General invite hospital and health system leaders, primary care providers, and state and local health officials to a virtual event Friday, June 11, from 3 to 4 p.m. ET to discuss the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
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CDC reports 69% decline in adult COVID-19 cases following onset of vaccination campaign

Compared with the pre-vaccination period of Nov. 29 to Dec. 12, 2020, COVID-19 incidence during April 18 to May 1, 2021, was 69% lower among adults overall, and 79%, 71% and 66% lower among persons aged 65 and over, 50-64 and 18-49, respectively, according to a report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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AHA to help connect hospitals and businesses to create ‘pop-up’ COVID-19 vaccination sites as part of White House effort

The AHA will connect hospitals and health systems with businesses interested in vaccinating their employees as part of an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations across the country, the White House announced.
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AHA Statement on Pop-up Vaccination Sites

AHA statement on pop-up vaccination sites from Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Michelle Hood.
Special Bulletin

AHA to Connect Hospitals and Businesses Create ‘Pop-up’ Vaccination Sites in Effort to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations

The AHA will connect hospitals and health systems with businesses interested in vaccinating their employees as part of an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations across the country, the White House announced today. The AHA will connect hospitals and health systems with local providers to assist businesses interested in establishing onsite, pop-up vaccination clinics.
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Reference-based Pricing

Some employers are moving away from offering traditional coverage with a provider network and instead are using reference-based pricing for some or all of services they cover. Under reference-based pricing, the employer (supported by a third party administrator [TPA] or other vendor) pays a set a price for each health care service instead of negotiating prices with providers.